Fuel costs may be reduced next week with hauliers set for talks on finer details

Asked after the meeting if ordinary motorists would benefit, transport minister Darragh O’Brien said he could not go into specific details.

Fuel costs may be reduced next week after indications from hauliers that excise cuts will be included in a suite of measures to be announced by the Government.

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) said on Thursday that a plan to be announced after a Cabinet meeting next Tuesday “will include relief on excise duties on fuel and an enhanced diesel rebate scheme for hauliers”.